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Raymond Woods, charged in the slaying of a pregnant woman and attempting to kill his brother, was bound over to a grand jury on one count of attempted murder and two counts of capital murder on Friday in Montgomery County Circuit Court. He was also denied bond.

Testimony given in District Judge Troy Massey’s court indicated that Raymond Woods got into a fight with his brother, Tyrone, when they were at Lakoya Brown’s home in the 900 block of Rialto Drive in November of 2015.

“(Raymond Woods and Tyrone Woods) got into an argument about a loan that Tyrone Woods didn’t pay back to Raymond Woods,” said Montgomery Police Department detective A.D. Gorum. “During that argument, Raymond (Woods) pulled out a handgun.”

The argument started inside but was carried out in the front yard in view of several witnesses, Gorum said.

“One witness actually described Raymond Woods shooting the gun at Tyrone,” Gorum said. “Tyrone says in this statement to me that his brother pointed a gun at him and shot him.”

Gorum said Raymond Woods testified to police that he accidentally shot the gun as he switched it from his right hand to his left.

Tyrone Woods was shot once in the chest, but survived, court documents show.

Police who were called to the scene found Brown lying in the front entryway of her house after she had been shot once in the neck.

According to testimony given in court and court documents, both were rushed to the hospital. Tyrone Woods survived. Brown, who was 25 years old and 28 weeks pregnant, was taken into surgery. Her child died during that process. She died the next day.

“We’re talking about an incident where a brother shot another brother over money, and a pregnant female got shot and killed in the process,” said Montgomery County Deputy District Attorney Kenneth Gibbs when defense counsel requested Raymond Woods be let out on bond.

Massey asked attorneys if they knew who the child’s father was, but attorneys said they did not.